2014 Volume 12 Issue 2 Pages 85-92
Embryonic Stem Cell Test (EST) is an in vitro embryotoxicity screening test to predict human developmental toxicity, mainly used in Europe and the United States. In the present study, EL-M3 and ES-R1-EGFP B2/EGFP cell lines were used, instead of the mouse ES-D3 cell line that is used as an indicator of cell differentiation, to compare the developmental toxicities of 11 dental adhesives with those obtained with ES-D3 cells. The results were comparable between EL-M3 and ES-D3 cell lines. Specifically, all the products fall into the category of "non- embryotoxicity," although the results widely varied. Three-dimensional culture with glass fibers could also be employed for the experiment.